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C15000 Copper vs. C16200 Copper

Both C15000 copper and C16200 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
2.0 to 56
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0